Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having thumbs; specifically, of or pertaining to the Pollicata.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having a curved projection or spine on the inner side of a leg joint; -- said of insects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to gesture with the
thumb - adjective zoology Of
insects : having acurved projection orspine on the inner side of a leg joint.
Etymologies
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From Latin pollex "thumb, big toe".
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